Reflecting on Legalism - Most Christians commit legalism without even realizing or in denial. When you fall into legalism, you are actually declaring that you are worshipping a limited God.
Gardening: From MiddlesexCountyNJ.Gov, listened to composting lecture today, but I stupidly hit "Abort" instead of "Stop" when it's done, thereby losing 1:30 hour worth of video. There should be recordings of all their videos here: https://tinyurl.com/rcevids
On Captain America: They had done it with Superman, the supposedly American Hero, but they worshipped and trampled on their own god, not by Kryptonite, but by Lois Lane, in various versions - from Lex Luther's involvement to her death. For now, they are leaving Steve Rogers alone, in the new series of The Falcon and the Winter Soldiers by Disney, who bought MARVEL in 2009 for $4 billions, Rogers' replaced by John Walker, a soldier trying to do the right thing, the only difference, no, not the lack of Rogers' supernatural strength, but the struggling of self identity, self dignity. Rogers didn't came from a comfortable background either, so there's not much use blaming in Walker's upbringing, if there's any hardship. They had to use the Afghanistan war as an excuse of Walker's mishap. Abraham Cho of Redeemer loved the contrast, but what he failed:
John Walker: "I don't care what anyone says, I know I'm right. I am Captain America after all. I will not allow any government to tell me what I can or cannot to do because they cannot be trusted. Only I can be trusted. I will not submit to accountability because they are wrong. Instead I will do whatever it takes to be true to my best friend.
"Us: "Ugh, he's the worst!"
Steve Rogers: "I don't care what anyone says, I know I'm right. I am Captain America after all. I will not allow any government to tell me what I can or cannot to do because they cannot be trusted. Only I can be trusted. I will not submit to accountability because they are wrong. Instead I will do whatever it takes to be true to my best friend.
"Us: "Yay, he's the best!" ~ Abraham Cho Facebook Friday, 4/16/2021 7:56pm
was that Rogers possessed a very selfless goal in everything he does, minus the part where he hooked up with his love Peggy Carter, in which case, he's out of the game, once he put himself in the picture, thereby, avoiding all collateral damages deep enough for him to care about. Walker wanted to follow the same heroic path, but his dignity was overwhelmed by failures and he gave up. Rogers did not have any role model to follow, there's no destroying his dignity as he's given it up for others. Thus, such selfless act is precious, you cannot tarnish it. Now my question would be, if everyone's a Steve Rogers, then who do we help? Each other? Then it is ultimately who we serve. Rogers serves something unknown, you may call it God, America, the people, as long as he avoids involving his pride and dignity in it, he'll probably be fine, but it's heading towards vanity. It's there, the Buddhist denied it, the one Whom we all serve.